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In addition, community groups, advocacy organizations, funders, and others invite members of our staff to present findings from our research at more than 100 events each year. Download our two-page backgrounder on Policy Matters here.

In this e-news: Hard times at city halls; a community benefit policy takes shape; Ohio’s tax and spending policies have left the state falling behind.
Hard times at city halls – A double whammy of lagging... read more

In this e-news: Ohio’s unemployment compensation system is in peril; job gains in October were meager; Ohio municipal income tax bill is bad for cities.
An ailing system – Ohio has failed to adequately fund the... read more

In this e-news: Home weatherization funding urgently needed; new research shows Medicaid expansion is working; job growth in Ohio continues to trail the nation; and a new report shows income taxes don’t drive income out... read more

n this eNews: New Census data show median earnings up, uninsured numbers down for the state; already slow job growth hit a standstill in September; new deal grants big subsidy to Amazon offshoot, but doesn’t... read more

In this eNews: Tax shift a windfall for the rich, others pay more; changes to safety net could push more families into poverty; July job losses wiped out months of gains; Ohio refused work requirement... read more